Window screen supporting arrangement



Jan. 28, 1941.

L. E. WILLETT 2 229 WINDOW SCRZfiEN SUPPORTING .XEIELANGEMIJN'I Filed July 19.110

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Patented Jan. 28, 1941 ours s'r OFFICE Application July 5, 1940, Serial No. 343,916

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in window screen supporting arrangements. In many cases only one pane, or one portion of a window,

I is intended to be opened, and other panes or window portions adjacent thereto remain permanently closed. It is an object of this invention to provide a window screen supporting arrangement which permits the screen to be opened outwardly and moved away from a movable window against which it normally rests, so that access may be had from within to the outer side of that or other movable or fixed panes positioned either above or laterally thereto and their outer sides easily cleaned from within.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a window screen supporting arrangement which can be readily applied; wherein the lower horizontal margin of the screen is supported for rocking movement so that the screen may be moved to an upwardly and outwardly inclined position; wherein the screen is at all times held by the support against lateral movement; and wherein cooperating means provided on the screen andsupport hold the screen against accidental displacement when it is in its open, inclined position. a

A further object of the invention is to provide such a window screen supporting arrangement which may be easily manufactured and installed, and which is emcient in operation.

Having thus briefly stated some of the objects and advantages of the invention I will now describe the construction and arrangement in detail with the aid of the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l'illustrates a side view partly in section of a portion of a window frame and a screen in its normal vertical position mounted in the supports.

Figure 2 is a similar sectional view but with the screen in its open, inclined position.

Figure 3 is a detail view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a front view from outside showing the supports and the screen mounted thereon.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a slight modification of one support and a portion of the screen supported thereby.

As the invention which forms the subject matter of this application consists only of the win,- dow screen supports by which a screen is supported while bearing against a portion of a window structure when the said screen is in its normal vertical position, and wherein coacting means are provided upon the supports and the screen for holding the latter against accidental displacement when outwardly and upwardly inclined, it is obvious that the said invention may be applied to any one of a wide and diversified 7 range of window frames wherein. a window, or a 5 portion thereof, in front of which the screen is located may be mounted for movement in any desired or preferred manner, since the construction of the frame and the method of mounting the window therein for movement has no bearing 10 upon the invention.

In the drawing, l designates a window frame having inner, intermediate and outer stiles 2, 3 and 4 respectively between adjacent pairs of which a lower window 5 and an upper window 15 ii are arranged. The lowerfwindow 5 at. least is vertically movable between the stiles 2 and 3, and the upper window ii may be either fixed or vertically movable.

' Supports l are mounted on opposite sides of go the window 5. Each support consists of three integrated parts, a vertical guide 8, a bottom bearing plate -9 which projects laterally from the underside of the guide, and an inclined rest It which projects upwardly and outwardly from the g5 outer margin of the bearing plate and also laterally from the outer margin of the guide. Formed in the vertical. guides 8 intermediately of their height and adjacent the rests Ill are opposed inward projections or keys ll.

Various methods may be employed for securing the supports I to the window frame I, according to the construction of the latter. In the instance shown the vertical guides 8 are secured, as by screws 8a, to the opposed faces of the outer stiles 4 and with their bearing plates 9 resting upon the bottom sill 4a.

The lower extremities of a screen l2 rest upon the bearing plates 9,. and, when the screen is in its vertical position shown in Figure 1, its inner 40 vertical margins rest against the outer stiles 4 throughout their height, and some attachable means (not shown) may be provided for retaining the screen in that position. When the screen is to be moved to its inclined position, shown in Figure 2, it is rocked on the bearing plates 9. As it swings outwardly towards the rests l0 slots 13 formed in the vertical margins of the screen 12 are engaged by the depressions or keys H; and it will be noted that the latter are so positio-ned that they are in engagement with the slots l3 when the screen is resting against the rests l0. Thus these coacting parts hold the screen against accidental displacement when the latter is in its outwardly inclined position, at

which time the lower inner edge of the screen is bearing against the outer faces of the two stiles 4. The vertical guides 8 prevent lateral movement of the screen I2 at all times.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that when the screen is in its inclined position, Figure 2, and the window 5 is open, access can be readily had to the outside of adjacent windows, such as the window 6; and, in the event that the latter is also mounted for movement the outsides of both windows may be readily cleaned from with- In.

In the modification shown in Figure 5, the support 1 again consists of a guide 8 having a projection or key ll formed therein, a bearing plate 9 and an inclined rest I0 all in their same relative positions. In this case however a vertical flange 80 extends laterally outward from the guide 8 for attachment to a fixed portion of the window structure, in this instance a portion of a metal frame It.

While in the foregoing the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described and shown, it is understood that alterations and modifications may be made thereto provided the said alterations and modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An arrangement of the character described comprising two opposed supports mounted upon fixed portions of a window structure, each support consisting of an outwardly disposed vertical guide, a horizontal bearing plate extending laterally from the underside of each guide towards the other support, and an outwardly and upwardly inclined rest projecting from the outer margin of each bearing plate, in combination with a screen the opposite lower extremities of which rest at all times upon said plates, the inner annular face of said screen when in its normal vertical position being adapted to bear against a portion of the window structure, said screen being adapted to be tilted outwardly to bear against said rests and its lower horizontal margin to bear against a portion of said window structure, and coacting means on said supports and screen to retain the latter against accidental displacement when in its inclined position.

2229,7813 a 2. An arrangement of the character described comprising two opposed supports mounted upon fixed portions of a window structure, each support consisting of an outwardly disposed vertical guide, a horizontal bearing plate extending laterally from the underside of the guide towards the other support, and an outwardly and upwardly inclined rest projecting from the outer margin of the bearing plate, in combination with a screen the outer lower extremities of which rest at all times upon said plates, the inner annular face of said screen when in its normal vertical position being adapted to bear against a portion of the window structure, said screen being adapted to be tilted outwardly upon said plates to bear against said rests and with its lower horizontal margin against a portion of the window structure, the vertical margins of the screen having slots formed therein, and means carried by the supports to' engage said slots when the screen is in its tilted position and hold the latter against accidental displacement.

3. An arrangement of the character described comprising two opposed supports, each consisting of an outwardly disposed vertical guide, a vertical flange extending from the inner extremity of the guide for attachment to a fixed portion of a window frame, a horizontal bearing plate extending laterally from the underside of the guide towards the other support, and an outwardly and upwardly inclined rest projecting from the outer margin of the bearing plate, in combination with a screen the outer lower extremities of which rest at all times upon said plates, the inner annular face of said screen when in its normal vertical position being adapted to bear against a portion of the window structure, said screen being adapted to be tilted outwardly upon said plates to be parallel with and against said rests and with the lower horizontal margin of the screen bearing against a, portion of the window structure, the vertical margins of the screen having transverse slots formed therein, and depressions formed in the vertical guides to engage said slots when the screen is in its tilted position and hold the latter against accidental displacement.

LEON E. WlLLETT. 

